47: Sexuality and Politics

Ellen Ann Andersen, University of Vermont, Ellen.Andersen@uvm.edu

This section invites proposals for papers that will contribute new empirical or theoretical insights to the study of sexuality and politics, defined broadly. In keeping with the 2009 meeting theme, "Change and Complexity in the Contemporary Era," the section especially encourages proposals that explore, unravel, and/or celebrate the complexity of sexuality and sexual politics in the modern world as well as proposals that examine the impact of-or stimuli for-recent legal, political, and cultural changes related to sex and sexuality. Research examining the politics of sex and sexuality in comparative context is particularly desirable, although U.S.-centered proposals are always welcome. Both panel and individual paper proposals are invited, but individual paper proposals are generally easier to accommodate.